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Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 21, 2025. In this episode: Catholic bishops, clergy and leaders continue to weigh in on the Trump administration's sweeping immigration policy changes, stressing the need to respect human dignity. The secretary of the Custos in the Holy Land is among those shocked by Hamas' return of hostage bodies yesterday, with the body of a young mother allegedly replaced by an unknown woman's remains, while her two small children were, as Israel indicated citing forensic tests, killed by hand. Pope Francis will remain hospitalized next week, with a chief doctor at Rome's Gemelli Hospital saying the pope is not in immediate danger, but also not completely out of danger due to multiple lung infections and the risk of sepsis. Priests serving in Ukraine as Russia's full-scale war on that nation enters its fourth year tell OSV News their mission is to be present to the suffering, and to provide both spiritual and material support. The Witness to Love marriage formation ministry continues to draw couples closer to each other and to the truths of Catholic teaching on marriage. Tune in and visit us at osvnews.com.